Introduction to Fine Wine Case

This is a fine-flavoured unoaked SaintVéran from a cool spot in Chasselas, which has succeeded in producing a fresh and beautifully balanced wine in this warm year. Taut and firm, it is unoaked to preserve its lovely minerality.

From the much heralded 2010 vintage this is showing plenty of development in the glass with good depth and a brick-red rim. The nose is gorgeous with all the dried-plum, cranberry and graphite notes associated with mature claret. The palate still shows good richness of fruit, with fine dusty tannins and an appetisingly dry finish. Ideal alongside some hard, aged cheeses or with a classic beef Sunday roast.

Succulent sangiovese from organically grown grapes in a splendid site at Castellina, looking south towards the beautiful Italian city of Siena. This Chianti Classico is perfumed with cherry and dried cranberries, with a medium body, and tart red fruit and balsamic spice balanced by the fine tannins.

Crozes Hermitage Les Papillons Domaine Gilles Robin 2019

A new find, this is our second vintage of this classy Spanish red. Made by Spanish Master of Wine Almudena Alberca, this is an outstanding Ribera del Duero that deserves plenty of attention for its uncommon purity and depth. This is not overworked, just delicious.

A beautifully precise expression of Bairrada's indigenous grapes, with flashes of lemon citrus lifting more delicate white flower perfume. Made by a young producer who was until recently employed by Portuguese star and member favourite Herdade de Esporão.